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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C72800 Copper-nickel

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72800 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is C72800 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
520 to 1270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
55
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
38
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
78.3 to 82.8
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.050 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0025
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3